Bridie Schmidt
Bridie Schmidt is lead reporter for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She specialises in writing about new technology, and has a keen interest in the role that zero emissions transport has to play in sustainability.
Electric Vehicles
Fiat
Kia
Nissan
Peugeot
Four new electric cars are now available for Australia – as grey imports
Four more electric vehicles are now available to Australian drivers, including the longer range Nissan Leaf, the Kia e-Soul, the Fiat 500e and Peugeot E208.
Climate
Other Good Stuff
Renewables
Storage
Australian electric bike start-up Zoomo lands $16 million in capital, led by CEFC
Electric bike start-up Bolt Bikes rebrands as Zoomo and raises $16 million as it seeks to capture growing last-mile delivery market.
Electric Vehicles
Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Hyundai
Hyundai’s electric vehicle pivot pays off, while other ICE players languish
Hyundai Motors the only major legacy automaker to deliver a positive stock return in 2020, prompting S&P Global to give thumbs up to its electrification strategy.
Electric Vehicles
Tesla
Tesla starts building Model Y with Giga Press, streamlines Model 3 China production
Tesla is kicking off its Model Y offensive, with new developments in Fremont and China indicating a ramp up of production is imminent.
Electric Vehicles
News & Commentary
Australia’s Rectifier unveils first two-way electric vehicle charger
Melbourne-based company Rectifier Technologies unveils its first two-way EV charger, that will allow drivers to not only charge an EV, but also sell excess power back to grid.
Lucid Motors reveals that upcoming Lucid Air electric sedan will be able to faster than a Tesla and be able to discharge energy into the grid or home.
Electric Cars
Electric Vehicles
Hyundai
Three unmodified Kona Electrics drive more than 1,000km on single charge
Over three days, three Kona Electric electric SUVs drove more than 1,000km without needing to recharge - more than double the WLTP driving range.
Two EV owners in Tasmania pushing boundaries of off-grid living, powering not only their home in pristine southern Tasmania but also their EVs from the sun and their own...
Tesla Model 3 wins Targa 130 category at famous Targa South West rally race, by "borrowing" power off another EV, and beating a Porsche 911.
Electric Cars
Electric Vehicles
Hyundai
EV and hybrid sales remain small but bright lights of slumping Australian car market
Electric and hybrid vehicle sales remain the only bright lights in slumping Australian auto industry, but remain a tiny part of the new car market.
